Damon " D_m-Funk" Riddick is the epitome of funk. Ever since
debuting on Stones Throw in 2008, D_m-Funk has become one of the
genre's most passionate proselytisers.
In 2013, he released a celebrated album in partnership with hip-hop's
Snoop Dogg, 7 Days of Funk. Fresh for '15, D_m returns with a solo
project nearly six years in the making: Invite the Light.
D_m's partnership with Stones Throw includes everything from his
2009 LP Toeachizown and Adolescent Funk, a 2010 anthology of
early productions, to 2013's 7 Days of Funk.
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As always, D_m flexes his multi-instrumentalist talents by handling all
the production but still makes time for guests including rapper Q-Tip,
the father-son duo of Leon Sylvers III & IV, and funk giant Junie
Morrison of the Ohio Players, who opens and closes the album with
dire warnings of what could happen in a world without funk. Rest
assured, D_m is here to make sure that never comes to pass. As he
puts it, "funk is the underdog, the black sheep of black music," and if
that's true, D_m-Funk is its shepherd.